Valery Ryumin

Valery Victorovich Ryumin (; 16 August 1939 – 6 June 2022) was a Soviet cosmonaut.

In 1973, he joined the RSC Energia cosmonaut corps. He took part in four space flights. Ryumin spent 362 days in space. 

In 1977, he spent two days aboard Soyuz-25. In 1979, he spent 175 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut 6 space station. In 1980, he spent 185 days aboard Soyuz vehicles and the Salyut 6 space station.

From 1981 to 1989, Ryumin was flight director for the Salyut 7 space station and the Mir space station. 

Ryumin died on 6 June 2022 in Moscow, Russia at the age of 82.Скончался космонавт Валерий Рюмин 

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